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Odontanthias caudicinctus (Heemstra & Randall, 1986)

Blackblotch swallowtail
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South Africa country information

Common names: Blackblotch swallowtail, Swartvlek-swaelstert
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recently discovered in 100 m off Transkei.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Swartvlek-swaelstert, 斑柄金花鮨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Odontanthias: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, anthis = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Heemstra & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 100 - 300 m (Ref. 4319).   Deep-water

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